Paralegal

UNSW; Sydney; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking a Paralegal (Level 4) to provide essential paralegal and administrative support. This casual role requires individuals close to completing a law degree and involves duties such as conducting legal research and maintaining documentation. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office are essential. This position is part-time, offering 2 days of work per week.

Qualifications

• Sound working knowledge of legal principles, procedural reviews, and administrative practices.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail.
• Ability to complete legal tasks independently.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine paralegal and administrative work, including legal research and data entry.
• Follow clear instructions from the Legal & Compliance team.
• Ensure quality documentation and records maintenance.

Skills

Legal Drafting

Proofreading

Google Docs

Organizational skills

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Case Management

Legal Research

Research Experience

Paralegal

Filing

Writing Skills

Education

Close to completion of a law degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At UNSW we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work. Ranked among the top 50 universities globally we attract the highest potential students from Australia and around the world. Our researchers tackle the biggest economic business and social challenges with partners around the world.

Position Summary

A Paralegal (Level 4) provides sound paralegal and administrative support to members of the Legal & Compliance team.

Position status: Casual (2 days per week).

This role will

• Undertake routine paralegal and administrative work such as conducting legal research, data entry, reviewing, interpreting and summarising investigation reports and other documents and drafting correspondence and relevant documentation.
• Follow clear instructions from members of the UNSW Legal & Compliance team.
• Ensure that matter documentation and records are of an appropriate quality and maintained in accordance with Legal & Compliance’s record keeping requirements. This includes the proper handling of confidential or sensitive information consistent with the obligations of the legal profession.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Close to completion of a law degree.
• Sound working knowledge of legal principles, procedural reviews and administrative practices.
• Well‑developed written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and the proven ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders.
• Proficient level of computer literacy with sound working knowledge/skills in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to complete legal tasks independently and to raise questions or issues as necessary.

If you have any questions relates to this advertisement please reach out to Legal & Compliance team via .

Key Skills

• Legal Drafting
• Proofreading
• Google Docs
• Organizational skills
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Case Management
• Legal Research
• Research Experience
• Paralegal
• Filing
• Writing Skills

Employment Type: Gig

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1